Eurycoma longifolia Jack is one of the extensively exploited medicinal plants in Indonesia. The objectives of this study were to obtain information on genetic diversity and population genetic structure of E. longifolia to formulate effective conservation plan. RAPD marker was used to assess the genetic diversity of E. longifolia collected from 5 natural populations in Riau Province. A total of 25 plants were analyzed using 5 RAPD primers, which amplified produced 44 scored DNA bands. The mean observed number of alleles per locus (No), number of effective alleles (Ne), and percentage of polymorphic loci (PPL) of E. longifolia were 1.57, 1.34, and 56.80%, respectively. The degree of differentiation among populations of E. longifolia was 0.31 (Ht = 0.29; Hs = 0.20). The mean value of estimated gene flow among populations of E. longifolia was 1.11 individual per generation. The UPGMA dendogram formed 2 significant clusters. The first cluster consisted of Pelalawan and Kampar populations, while the second cluster was formed from Kuansing, Rohul, and Rohil population. The genetic diversity information in this study is very important to perform efficient conservation and effective future management of its genetic resources.

During extensive field surveys in the 2015 year, Eurycoma apiculata A.W. Benn has been found for the first time in the forest reserve of Kenegerian Rumbio, Kampar District of Riau province. This finding is a new record of the medicinal plant in Indonesia. The taxonomic description and photographs of the species are given in this article.

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Abstract. Rosmaina, Elfianis R, Almaksur A, Zulfahmi. 2021. Minimal number of morphoagronomic characters required for the identification of pineapple (Ananas comosus) cultivars in peatlands of Riau, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 3854-3862. Pineapple (Ananas comosus L Merr)  is a tropical fruit that has high economic value. In Riau Province, Indonesia, pineapples grow and produce well on various types of land, including the highly acidic peatland. There are many types of pineapples grown by  from generation to generation, but so far, there have been no reports regarding the diversity of pineapples in peatlands. This study aimed to determine the minimal number of characters distinguishing pineapple morphological and agronomic characters in peatlands. The observations were done on 24 local genotypes of pineapple in peatlands. Characterization were carried out on 49 morphological and agronomic characters according to the Pineapple descriptor from the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGRI). The data were analyzed by Multivariate Analysis, in which the principal components analysis was used for qualitative and quantitative traits. Based on the results of this study, there were at least 12 characters proposed to describe pineapple in peatlands, viz. seven qualitative characters (fruit base leaf color (collar), fruit shape, bractea color, fruit eye profile, fruit eye surface, flesh color, crown attachment to fruit) and five quantitative characters (fruit weight, fruit flesh weight, plant height, number of leaves and leaf length). Out of the 49 traits observed,  12 selected characters can be used as a minimal number of characters that can be used to identify pineapple cultivars on peatland. The findings of this research are rewarding for the conservation and management of genetic resources, selection, and breeding activities of pineapple plants.

Conventional propagation of Nepenthes was difficult to do. To overcome the problems were required alternative method such as in vitro propagation. The objective of this research was to obtain the best treatment of BAP + NAA on shoot multiplication of Nepenthes through in vitro culture. The research design used Randomized Completely Design consist of seven treatments, e.g. 1) ½ MS0 (control); 2) ½ MS + 1 ppm BAP + 0.5 ppm NAA; 3) ½ MS + 1 ppm BAP + 1 ppm NAA; 4) ½ MS + 1.5 ppm BAP + 0.5 ppm NAA; 5) ½ MS + 1.5 ppm BAP + 1 ppm NAA; 6) ½ MS + 2 ppm BAP + 0.5 ppm NAA dan 7) ½ MS + 2 ppm BAP + 1 ppm NAA. The parameter observed were number of shoot, number of nodul, number of leafs, number of pitcher and number of root. The result of this research showed that treatment of ½ MS + 1 ppm BAP + 1 ppm NAA is the best treatment compared to others. At induction stage, this treatment can produce the number of shoot, number of nodul, and number of root were 1.6 shoots/explant, 10.8 nodul/explant and 3.6 root/explant, respectively. At subculture, this treatment can produce the number of shoot, number of leafs, and number of pitcher were 5.8 shoots/explant, 12.4 leafs/explant and 5.2 pitcher/explant, respectively.

The objective of this research was to know the density and distribution pattern of E. longifolia in the Alaman Kuyang zone of the forest reserve of Kenegerian Rumbio. The research used purposive sampling method. The observation plot is made in square plot  which plot size was 20 x50 m.  Results of this study showed that density  of E. longifolia in Alaman Kuyang zone of forest reserve of Kenegarian Rumbio was 130 individual ha-1, which seedling phase is more dominance than  sapling and pole phases. The density of E.longifolia was low due to increasing the harvesting of this species from forest reserve of Kenegarian Rumbio, and addition poor of mother trees in area study. Distribution pattern of E. longifolia were clumped with Morisita Index value > 1, this could be explained since seed of E. longifolia dispersed and grew not far from mother trees.

Terung (Solanum melongena L.) tergolong tanaman yang sensitif terhadap kekeringan selama tahap pertumbuhan dan perkembangannya. Karakteristik stomata dan trikoma merupakan kriteria yang dapat digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi tanaman yang toleran terhadap kekeringan. Penelitian bertujuan menguji respons karakteristik anatomi daun berupa trikoma dan stomata tanaman terung terhadap cekaman kekeringan melalui empat taraf interval penyiraman. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap melalui empat taraf interval penyiraman, yakni 3, 6, 9, dan 12 hari. Pengaruh cekaman kekeringan terhadap morfologi permukaan daun pada terung menyebabkan terjadinya peningkatan kerapatan trikoma tiga kali lebih banyak dibandingkan dengan kontrol, penurunan ukuran lebar trikoma mencapai 59,02%, penurunan ukuran lebar stomata mencapai 78,34%, dan penurunan ukuran lebar porus stomata mencapai 80,80%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan jumlah trikoma dengan ukuran trikoma yang semakin kecil diduga sebagai bentuk proteksi tanaman terhadap kerusakan jaringan dan mekanisme adaptasi tanaman untuk dapat memenuhi jumlah asimilasi CO 2 perluas daun yang dibutuhkan untuk fotosintesis pada kondisi kekeringan. Sensitifitas tanaman terhadap kondisi kekeringan berupa mekanisme adaptasi dengan cara memperkecil ukuran stomata dan bukaan lebar porus, sehingga laju fotosintesis tetap terjaga pada kondisi kekeringandan mekanisme tanaman menjaga efisiensi penggunaan air dengan cara mengurangi ukuran stomata dan memperkecil bukaan porus stomata.

Rice is a cereal crop that belongs to the graminae family of high economic value, and is the main food for more than a portion of the world's population. This study aims to determine the relationship genetic of rice in Kampar by RAPD marker. Eight genotypes of rice from district in Kampar were amplified using eight primers (OPA 5, OPB 7, OPC 19, OPD 2, OPD 3, OPD 8, OPD 11, and OPD 13). The analysis of molecular data was performed by using NTSys pc -2.02 and GenAlex 6.1 . The results of the amplification of rice produced 48 loci with DNA band sizes obtained ranging from 350-1700 bp. The average percentage of polymorphic loci of the eight primers was 49.80%, where the highest percentage of polymorphic loci produced by OPA-7 primer was 75%, while the lowest polymorphic locus percentage was observed in OPD-13 primer which was 14.28%. The value of genetic distance between rice from Kampar in this study is in the range of 0.06 - 0.37. At a genetic distance of 0.79, rice plants can be grouped into two groups, namely the first group consisting of sokan and coku. The second group consisted of suntiong, korean , cupak putio, kuniong, jangguik, and cupak tenggi. The results of this study are expected to be taken into consideration in developing rice breeding strategies in the future.